BB Headers

[littlejohn44]

I noticed a few of you guys are running big blocks. I am pulling whats left of my hair out trying to find headers to fit in my 88 440 project. I am gonna drag the truck at the local track. I will be using a front plate and most likely a mid plate. Can any of you give me any advice on what headers and mabey some tricks on getting them installed?

[b2™]

Pm Warlock451 if he doesn't chime in. He has a BB in a Gen I and can tell ya what headers he's runnin.

[WarlocK451]

They started off as a set of cheapy 1 3/4"summit headers and many welds later, they were in...I'm gonna be making a new set1 7/8" headers this year because I feel the 1 3/4" may be just a tad too small...take a look at this thread and click the link to my slide show...I gotta go to work now, but will be on later around 5...

http://www.dakota-durango.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71634

[littlejohn44]

Great Slideshow. Did you build your motor mounts? You got one heck of rig. You were saying in one of your post that you were having a time of getting the rear to stick. Did you ever get a good run on it? I weighed mine and it is a little nose heavey right now. I am cutting a bunch of weight of the front and I am gonna make it so the nose comes off with the fenders. I got the
numbers for the rear shocks your using. What are you using for the front?

[WarlocK451]

Yes I did. I took the helper spring out of the rear leafs, set the pinion angle to -2*, added a set of competition engineering "Slide-A-Link" traction bars with a 1/4" space between the bushings and the stops(much like cal-tracs) and a set of cheapy summit racing adjustable drag shocks up front

275/50R15 Mickey thompson Drag Radials set at 13psi.

Consistanly lays down
1.60's 60' times
7.40's-7.50's @ 91-93 mph ...660'
11.70's-11.80's @ 114-115 MPH ...1320'

It hooks everytime now.

I got more video, I'll see if I can get it up on line.

Actually, I got stock replacement shocks in the rears...what numbers do you got for the rears???? I'd like to know if theyre for a camaro or something cuz I can't seem to find any for the dakota. I'm thinking by adding a set drag shock on the rear this summer, I should get 1.50's out of my 60' times.

[littlejohn44]

I got the summit rear numbers from one of the other posts. I was looking for some drag shocks also. I was wondering as long as the limits of the shock are right if you can use any that will mount up? I measured somewhere to find the compressed and extended lenghts then I was going to find something that was close.
Do you like the slide a links? What makes them diffrent to ladder bars or 4 links? Is it just the bolt on? I am looking to swap my spring hangers into the inside of the frame rails then tub over to the outside frame rails. With all this I am gonna get a 8 3/4 built or danna 60. I have both right now so, what ever I get a deal on first for the guts.
Sorry fo all the questions, but around here theres hardley anyone that knows anything about a dodge none the less dakota. I am starting from scratch so I will have a boat load of questions if you can stand them.